1. hard cover. more expensive but that was overwhelming demand 2. paper quality = standard. Feedback was indifferent and I figure if we save money here, more share of the money can go to georgian legion
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book size = small. 18x18 cm (for Americans, that's 7x7 in). reason here - much cheaper than larger books. That way a higher share of price can go to georgian league.
(do you agree?)
screenshots = taken in light mode rather than dark mode
about 150 fellas to be profiled. give or take a few.
cover has been designed 😉
(sorry but you can't get a preview)
Ulyanov may or may not make an appearance 😉
making good progress on it, but it's a shit ton of work. will be a couple of weeks before its ready. all proceeds go to the georgian legion
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-It's just training exercises.
-There is no military buildup.
-russia is not a threat.
-russia is being threatened.
-Ukraine are Nazis.
-We're only protecting ethnic russians.
-It will be over in 3 days.
-NATO caused this.
-The world supports us.
-Sanctions don't harm us.
-China is our friend.
-Europeans are puppets.
-There is a leak in the gas pipeline.
-We are not holding grain hostage.
-It was a feint.
-It was a cigarette accident.
-Also cigarette accident.
-And again.
-It's a good will gesture.
-He fell out of the window.
-So did he.
-NATO is fighting in Ukraine.
-All 44 HIMARS have been destroyed.
-Ukraine airforce has been 100% destroyed. For the 4th time.
-Car bomb was planted by Ukrainian mom and her toddler.
- 🇺🇦 bombed it's own soldiers at pow camp.
-we are not holding ZNPP hostage.
Throwback to Day 18 of the invasion when retired Indian general GD Bakshi claimed that russia didn't establish air supremacy over 🇺🇦 bc they wanted to spare Ukrainian civilian lives. 🤦♀️
He was wrong in almost all of his predictions and comments btw
Claimed russia would not tolerate western arms supplies and russia would attack NATO if they dared send weapons
Blamed Ukraine for civilian deaths bc they want to defend themselves. Blamed Zelensky and Europe for russia's invasion.
Why is russia advocating for nuclear arms control now after months of using nuclear threats and even using nuclear power plants as a shield? It's not a good will gesture.
Quick thread to explain
If NEW START expires without a successor, 🗑🇷🇺 is fucked. There will be nothing to prevent a rapid nuclear build up. Bc there is zero between anyone, the arms race is guaranteed. And this world 🗑🇷🇺 will bankrupt itself in no time at all trying to keep up with 🇺🇸
So 🗑🇷🇺 has no chance at a winning outcome and is therefore incentivized to compromise proactively. But there is more...
Here it is - summary of the master takedown of Mearsheimer by former Finland 🇫🇮 Prime Minister @alexstubb. I promise, a thread worth reading 👇
Mearsheimer's false claim = russia was cornered into attacking Ukraine and it was a logical / rational decision. As someone who has met putin/medvedev/lavrov personally on many occasions, Stubb strongly disagrees: "Mearsheimer is wrong."
Stubb: "russia is an imperialist, revisionist, expanionist and aggressive state. It has always been like that."
"Georgia's and Ukraine's membership in the [NATO] alliance is a huge strategic mistake which would have most serious consequences for pan-European security."
- russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko, April 2008
This was a threat made by russia at NATO's Bucharest Summit in 2008.
Germany, led by Merkel, and France, led by Sarkozy, promptly appeased russia by denying both Georgia and Ukraine membership into NATO. #PutinsUsefulIdiot
Then Canada Defense Minister Peter Mackay recently said:
“I recall President Sarkozy of France huddling in the corner with Chancellor Angela Merkel, and they were having a rather animated discussion [about NATO admission].”